Flash's programming language ActionScript is used in a plethora of instances ranging from graphical use right up to technical backend database integration (along with other languages). In this tutorial I will discuss how to create a 1-bit encryption program using ActionScript -for the those who wan....

Masking, in itself, is a very simple process. You take one image, (the mask), and you stick something under it, (the masked). Whatever the shape of the mask is, is how the masked will look. Kinda like cutting a shape out of a piece of paper and laying the paper cutout on top of another sheet of a di...

Motion tweening was introduced into flash as an alternative to more traditional methods such as keyframe animation, which was outlawed because of its limits and boundaries. Tweening for flash covered leaps and bounds because it allowed the user to use flash as an automation. When one would tween, fl...

Often asked is this "How to I make scrolling text in Flash?", and well there are a number of ways. However the easiest is using the built in scroll and maxscroll properties. Every text field automaticaly has these properties, and when can use simple commands in flash to controll them. Open .....

INTRODUCTION Macromedia Flash is the vector based industrial standard authoring tool for producing artwork, animations, interactive movies and rich internet applications. The Flash package contains a variety of media to help the user learn the program quickly, which includes Introductory Lesso...

In this tutorial we're going to take a look at the function loadMovie. LoadMovie is a very nifty function, though things can get in a huge mess quickly. You often get questions on the forum about this topic, so that's why this tutorial has been created. In this tutorial we're not on...

Okay, so we've all seen those sites that log your IP, tell you what system your PC is running and other odd details. There is a tutorial in our php section, that teaches you how to gather users information. Here however we are going to take a basic cookie written with JavaScript and will write the ....

In Flash MX you have the capability to load an external mp3 sound file into a flash movie using the Sound.loadSound() method. In the latest release of the Flash 6 Player it is possible to access the ID3 tags embedded in an mp3 encoded file. Unfortuneatley you cannot access the ID3 tags in an mp3 fil...

1. Before we begin creating the whole navigation system were going to have to create a new document depending on how many links you need. In this tutoria.....

1.Create a big rectangle as shown above. 2.Convert the rectange to a movie clip and give it an instance name of rectangle 3.Create a small square button . 4.Create a small text field give variable name hexcode. 5.Give action to the button as below.